Designed, constructed and operate a Maine Department of Agriculture Development Grant at Laughing Stock Farm, a commercial scale greenhouse heating system using triglycerides (vegetable oil) as burner fuel for space heating.

Contracted as owner’s representative and technical director on the design and construction of a 45 million gal/yr multi-feedstock biodiesel plant in Erie, PA. Responsibilities included design of the plant layout and plant process flow, as well as single point of contact for coordination of the detailed design by the biodiesel process technology provider and design build project general contractor.

Co-Chair of ASTM D02, Subcommittee “P,” working group which is developing an international standard specification for triglyceride burner fuels. This specification, when adopted, will allow burner manufacturers to obtain certification of their burners from third party listing agencies and will allow buyers and sellers of triglycerides to contract their transactions with certainty.